Ch 1: Goals of Clinical Nursing Education

Applying Theoretical Learning to Patient Care Situations

Developing Communication Skills

Demonstrating Skill in the Use of Therapeutic Nursing Interventions

Evidencing Caring Behaviors in Nursing Actions

Considering the Ethical Implications of Clinical Decisions and Nursing Actions

Gaining a Perspective on the Contextual Environment

Experiencing the Variety of Nursing Roles

Summary

References

 

Ch 2: Entering the Instructional Role
The Academic Environment

The Clinical Setting
Summary

References

 

Ch 3: Theoretical Approaches to Teaching and Learning
in Clinical Nursing Education

How Learners Learn

Behavioral Domains and Hierarchies of Learning

Nature of the Adult Learner

Benner’s Framework for the Development of Clinical Expertise

Summary

References

Ch 4: Getting Started

Program Faculty

Clinical Staff

The Clinical Group

Before the Clinical Experience Begins

The First Clinical Day

Ch 5: Teaching and Learning Strategies for the
College Laboratory Setting

The Laboratory Setting

Uses of the College Laboratory

Instructional Materials

Structuring the Laboratory Experience

The Process of Learning a Psychomotor Skill

Integrating the Cognitive Basis for Psychomotor Skills

Summary
References

Ch 6: Organizing and Managing Instruction in the
Clinical Practice Setting

Expectations, Hopes, and Fears

Selecting Clinical Learning Experiences

Techniques to Help Students Prepare for Clinical Learning Experiences

The Clinical Preconference

Guiding Student Learning in the Clinical Setting

Managing Off-Unit Experiences

Taking Advantage of Serendipitous Opportunities

The Clinical Postconference

Summary

References

Ch 7: Teaching and Learning Strategies for the
Clinical Practice Setting

Instructional Techniques for the Clinical Setting

Supervision of Student Performance of Technical Skills

Promoting the Integration of Theory and Practice

Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Reflective Practice

The Affective Domain: Fostering Caring in Clinical Practice

Summary

References

Ch 8: Special Techniques for Special Settings

The Maternity Setting: Managing Instruction to Capture the Cyclical Nature of the Maternity Experience
The Pediatric Setting: The Problem of a Disappearing Clientele
The Mental Health Setting: It’s Communication, But Is It Therapeutic?

Community Health Settings: Independent Practice in Unstructured Settings

Reference

Ch 9: Theoretical Approaches to the Evaluation of Learning in
the Laboratory and Clinical Practice Settings

Philosophies of Evaluation

Purposes of Evaluation

The Evaluation Process

Summary

References

Ch 10: Evaluation Strategies for the Laboratory and
Clinical Practice Settings

Identifying the Goals of Evaluation 

Clarifying the Standards for Evaluation 

Selecting and Applying Evaluation Methods 

Analyzing Results 

Reporting Results 

Making Decisions 

Using Results

Evaluating the Evaluation Process 

References 

 

Ch 11: Interpersonal Issues in Clinical Nursing Education

The Instructional Role

Communicating Caring

Conveying Enthusiasm

Communication Strategies

Responding to Student Stress

Helping Students to Cope With:

Strategies for Working (Reluctant Learner, etc.) 

Maintaining Relationships with Staff

Controlling Emotions

Summary

References

Ch 12: Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Education

Ethical Issues in Nursing Education
Legal Issues in Nursing Education

Contractual Issues

Appendices